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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Elgin Turner (ranked 406 p4p, 2237 weight class) and Ryan Keenan (ranked 52 p4p, 228 weight class). Turner's entrance music is Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keenan.
A big right from Turner misses.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Keenan's front leg but catches the back leg as Keenan tries to avoid it.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Turner slips a straight right by Keenan.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turner.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Keenan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Turner throws a low kick but Keenan moves out of range easily.
Keenan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Keenan circles away.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
Turner works the jab nicely.
We've been informed that Keenan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Keenan missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Turner lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan lands a jab to the nose.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a hook.
Turner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Turner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keenan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Keenan throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner connects with the punch.
Turner throws a good cross that connects.
Turner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Turner cracks Keenan with an open hand slap.
Turner pushes Keenan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Keenan can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keenan working aggressively here.
Turner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keenan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keenan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Keenan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Keenan controls his hands.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keenan has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Turner blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keenan.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keenan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Keenan lands a shoulder strike.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keenan misses with a body punch.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the ropes.
Keenan misses with some punches.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Keenan.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Keenan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Turner.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Keenan.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Keenan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Turner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keenan backwards.
Turner misses with some punches.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
Turner misses with some punches.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner blocking some punches.
Keenan lands with a right to the head.
Keenan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Keenan has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Turner lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keenan.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Turner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan fails to land.
Turner lands with a light punch inside.
Keenan misses with some punches.
Keenan blocking some punches.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Turner.
Keenan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan misses with some punches.
Keenan misses with some punches.
Turner misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Keenan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Keenan.
Keenan pushes Turner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keenan avoids it.
Keenan has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Keenan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Turner.
Keenan slips under a jab from Turner.
A bone on bone clash there as Turner blocks the leg kick.
Turner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Keenan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keenan tries to counter with a clinch but Turner shakes him off and moves away.
Keenan moves out of range of the strikes.
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan jabs at Turner's body.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner throwing a counter right hand but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keenan on the side of the head.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Keenan slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner staying out of range there.
Keenan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Elgin Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner throwing a counter right hand but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keenan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner checks a leg kick.
Turner quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Keenan with a hook.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Turner misses the target.
Keenan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Keenan throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keenan tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keenan working aggressively here.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Keenan avoids it by throwing Turner back against the ropes.
Keenan tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Keenan manages to break the clinch.
Turner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner scores with a nice head shot.
Keenan looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner throwing a counter right hand but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Turner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keenan's head.
Keenan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turner.
Keenan takes one on the button.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Turner sets himself, and Keenan steps forward looking for the clinch! Turner avoids it this time.
Keenan throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Turner throws a solid leg kick but Keenan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turner.
Turner moves forwards but Keenan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner lands with an overhand left.
Keenan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Keenan throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Turner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Turner lands a jab to Keenan's midsection.
Keenan tries to score with a low kick but Turner moves his leg out of the way.
Turner swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keenan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Keenan thumps Turner with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner moves out of range as Keenan strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Turner misses the target.
Turner throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Turner misses with a hook.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Turner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Keenan.
Turner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keenan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turner takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Keenan.
Keenan blocks an elbow strike.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan working aggressively here.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Keenan.
Turner blocks a body shot from Keenan.
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Keenan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
Turner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Keenan.
Turner lands an uppercut.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan fails to land.
Keenan working aggressively here.
Keenan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Turner works on Keenan's body with a couple of short punches.
Keenan breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keenan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keenan throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Keenan fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Turner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keenan throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Keenan off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Keenan pushes him off.
Turner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Elgin Turner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Keenan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turner tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Turner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Keenan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Turner works the jab nicely.
Keenan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Keenan tries to work over Turner's front leg with a kick but Turner checks it.
Turner punishes Keenan's body with a nice straight punch.
Turner throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
Keenan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Turner.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.
Keenan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner thuds his right hand into Keenan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Turner misses.
Keenan misses with a looping left.
Turner lands a glancing blow to the side of Keenan's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keenan is out of range and Turner settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Keenan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy body kick from Keenan
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Turner throws a low kick but Keenan moves out of range easily.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan tried to score with a low kick but Turner checks it.
Keenan takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Turner pushes Keenan away with a front kick.
Keenan checks a leg kick nicely.
Keenan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Turner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Keenan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner is looking to counter punch.
Keenan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Keenan down.
Turner moves away from the strike by Keenan.
Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner blocking some punches.
Turner lands a shoulder strike.
Keenan blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Keenan.
A shot in the inside from Keenan.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Turner lands a shot to the body.
Keenan lands with a right to the head.
Keenan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner scores with a shot to the side of Keenan's head.
Keenan avoiding damage as Turner throws knees to the body.
Keenan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keenan.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keenan lands a lovely overhand right.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Keenan moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Turner.
Turner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turner.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Turner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Turner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Keenan.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keenan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keenan.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keenan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keenan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Keenan avoids it by throwing Turner back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands an uppercut.
Turner is leaning against Keenan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Turner.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Keenan.
Turner blocking some punches.
Turner tries a body shot but Keenan blocks it.
Keenan blocks a body shot from Turner.
A short right from Turner.
Keenan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turners head.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Turner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keenan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner blocks a low kick nicely.
Keenan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elgin Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Elgin Turner!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner wins by majority decision!
Elgin Turner retains his featherweight title!
Elgin Turner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Ryan Keenan stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ah well eh...time for a Guinness.'.
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